Night boat to freedom / Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis.
At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.
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Main Author: | Raven, Margot Theis. |
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Other Authors: | Lewis, E. B. 1956- (Illustrator) |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2006.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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